2 20 Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. [April 



Genus Dolichonyx vSwains. 



Dolichoi/yx SwAiNSON, Zool. Journ. III. p. 351 (1S27). 



^Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.). 



Emberiza oryzizwra Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 311 (1766). 



Dolichonyx oryzivorus Gosse, Bds. Jam. p. 2:29 (1847). — Cab. J. f. O. 

 1856, p. II (Cuba). — Brewer, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 307 

 (i860) (Cuba). — ScL. P. Z. S. 1861, p. 74 (Jamaica). — Albrecht, 

 J. r. O. 1862, p. 197 (Jamaica). — Gundl. Repert. Fisico-Nat. Cuba, 

 I, p. 2S7 (1S66) ; ib.]. f. O. 187^, p. 129 (Cuba).— Cory, Bds. Baha- 

 ma I. p. 97 (1S80). — A. & E. Newton, Handb. Jamaica, p. 104 

 (1881).— Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 14 (18S5). 



Dolichoiiix oryzivora Lemb. Aves Cuba, p. 57 (1850). 



Dolichonyx orizyvora Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII. p. 119 (1859) 

 (Bahamas). 



Dolichonyx orizivonis March, Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila. 1S63, p. 299 

 (Jamaica). 



Recorded from the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and Grenada. 



JSIoIotJirits bonarieitsis (Cab.) is recorded from Bisque, Vir- 

 gin Islands {MolotJiriis scriccns (Liclit.) Newton, Ibis. 1S60, p. 

 30S) . It is a South American species. 



Gexu.s Agelaius Vieili,. 



As^elaiusNx-E.w.i.o'Y. Analyse, p. 33 (1S16). 



Agelaius humeralis (Vig. ). 



Leistes humeralis ViG. Zool. Journ. Ill, p. 442 (1827). 



Icterus humeralis D'Orb. in La Sagra's Hist. Nat. Cuba, Ois. p. 114, pi. 



5 (1S40). 

 AgelcEus humeralis Bp. Consp. I, p. 430 (1S50). — Gundl. J. f. O. 1853, p. 



13. — ScL. Cat. Am. Bds. p. 136 (1862). — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium 



Neotr. p. 37 (1S73).— Scl. Ibis, 18S4, p. II.— Cory, List Bds. W. I. 



p. 14(1885). 

 Ag-elaius humeralis Brewer, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p, 307 (i860). 



—Gundl. Repert. Fisico-Nat. Cuba, I, p. 288 (1S66) : ib. J. f. O. 



1874, p. 130. — Gray, Ilandl. Bds. II, p. t^t, (1S70). 



Sp. Char. Male: — General plumage uniform lustrous black, showing a 

 slight brownish tinge on the thighs and quills when held in the 

 light; shoulders and lesser coverts dull orange brown, shading into 

 pale buff on the middle coverts; bill and feet black. 



The sexes are similar. 



Length (skin), 7.50; wing. 4: tail. 3.15; tarsus. .95; bill. .60. 



Habitat. Cuba. 



